“미국책임과 원폭피해자 구제 이뤄져야”

한국의 평화통일운동 단체 '평화와 통일을 여는 사람들'이 6일 1945년 미국의 원폭투하 책임과 한국원폭 피해자에 대한 구제(사죄)에 관한 ‘원폭국제민중법정’ 기본 윤곽을 발표했다.

이 활동에는 미주한인평화재단도 함께 하고 있어 관심을 끈다.

The International People’s Tribunal on the Responsibility of the U.S.A. for the 1945 Atomic Bombings and for Ensuring Redress (Apology) to the Korean Victims.

*8월 6일 히로시마원폭 투하 79년을 맞아 소송당사자, 재판부 구성, 준거법, 재판 절차 등재판 윤곽확정 발표

*2026년, 미국 뉴욕에서 법정을 개최하는 것을 목표로 준비 본격화

히로시마원폭 투하 79주년을 맞아, 원폭국제민중법정 국제조직위원회(공동대표: 강우일 천주교 제주교구 전 주교, 히라오카 다카시 히로시마 전 시장)는 한국, 미국, 일본 등에서 '1945년 미국의 원폭투하 책임과 한국원폭 피해자에 대한 구제(사죄)에 관한 원폭국제민중법정'의 기본 윤곽을 발표했다.

이번 발표는 소송 당사자, 재판부 구성, 준거법, 재판 절차 등 법정의주요 내용을 포함하고 있으며, 2026년 뉴욕에서 법정을 개최하는 것을 목표로 한 준비가 본격화되었음을 알리는 것이다.

이와 함께 원폭국제민중법정 국제조직위원회 법률팀이 작성하고 관련자들의 의견 교환을 거쳐 확정한 관련문서도 제시했다. 법률팀에 참여하고 있는 법학자들은 다니엘 리티커(Daniel Rietiker, 스위스 로잔대학교국제법 교수, 국제반핵법률가협회공동회장) 야마다 토시노리(YamadaToshinori, 일본 메이지대학교 법학부강사) 오쿠보 겐이치(Okubo Kenichi, 변호사, 일본반핵법률가협회 회장) 맨프레드 모어(Manfred Mohr, 독일, 국제법 교수, 국제우라늄무기금지연합공동의장) 모니크 코미에(Monique Cormier, 호주 모나시 대학교 법학부 선임강사) 애나 후드(뉴질랜드 오클랜드대학교법학부 부교수) 존 키에룰프(John Kierulf, 덴마크 외무부전 외교관) 등이다.

법정 윤곽 발표에 앞서 1차 국제토론회(2023.6.7., 합천 인근)와 2차 국제토론회(2024.6.8., 히로시마)를 통해 법률팀, 조직팀, 홍보팀, 섭외/운영팀으로 구성된 국제조직위원회가 출범한 바 있다. 국제조직위원회의 공동 코디네이터는 평화와통일을여는사람들(평통사)과 미국의 변호사이자 전직검사인 브래드 울프(Brad Wolf)가 맡고 있으며, 미국, 유럽, 일본, 한국의 법학자 및 평화활동가들이 각 팀에 참여하고 있다.

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원폭국제민중법정 파트너 단체

Environmentalists Against War, World BEYOND War, Peace Action, International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms, International Peace Bureau, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Japan Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms, Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, Korean American Peace Fund, Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, Peace Action New York State, STOP the War Coalition Philippines, The International League of Peoples’ Struggle, Veterans for Peace, The United Methodist Church 등.

*Legal Team and Legal Mandate Established for Tribunal Investigation Into 1945 Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Which Claimed 70,000 Korean Victims' On August 6, 2024, The International People’s Tribunal on the Responsibility of the U.S.A. for the 1945 Atomic Bombings and for Ensuring Redress to the Korean Victims announced the members of the Legal Review Team which will be leading a Tribunal seeking the following:

1. A legal decision as to whether the 1945 atomic bombings by the U.S. violated international law.

2. A legal decision that the current threat to use and the use of nuclear weapons are in violation of international law.

3. An official apology from the U.S. to the Korean victims for the atomic bombings of 1945.

During the 1930s, approximately 1.2 million Koreans were forcibly removed by the Japanese

from their homeland, and many were brought to the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to work for the Japanese. The U.S. knowingly dropped the world’s first atomic bombs on these two civilian cities on August 6 and August 9, 1945, claiming over 700,000 victims in total, 70,000 of which were Korean nationals.

This International People’s Tribunal has established a powerful legal team with law professors. and trial attorneys from around the world to present the evidence, argue the law, and hold the relevant parties accountable. A panel of international judges will deliberate on the evidence and render a verdict.

Presenting this evidence and establishing these precedent-setting legal rulings will have a positive influence on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the bringing of a lasting peace to that area and to a world without nuclear weapons.

The Tribunal Legal Team consists of the following members:

-Daniel Rietiker, Adjunct Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Lausanne University, Switzerland; Co-President of IALANA

-Toshinori Yamada, Professor at Meiji University Law School, Japan

-Okubo Kenichi, President of Japan Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms, Japan

-Manfred Mohr, Professor of International Law and Co-chair of International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons, Germany

-Monique Cormier, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Monash University, Australia

-Anna Hood, Associate Professor of the Auckland Faculty of Law, New Zealand

-John Kierulf, Former Diplomat of the Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Tribunal also announced that the official Co-Chairs of the International People’s Tribunal are the Honorable Former Bishop Kang Uil (Peter) from the Catholic Diocese of Jeju; and the former Mayor of Hiroshima, the Honorable Hiraoka Takashi. Both individuals were in attendance in June 2024 in Hiroshima during the second forum to establish the Tribunal. Their long work in this field, their legacy and voice, provide a deep moral authority to the Tribunal. The Tribunal will spend the next two years assembling evidence, witness testimony, and forming its legal arguments. The Tribunal will hold its oral proceedings in New York City in 2026, a year which will mark the convening of the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of nuclear weapons and the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Prohibition of nuclear weapons. SPARK (Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea), a peace NGO based in South Korea, and Brad Wolf, lawyer and former prosecutor serve as co-coordinators.

The following organizations have endorsed this Tribunal and are serving as partner organizations:

Environmentalists Against War, World BEYOND War, Peace Action, International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms, International Peace Bureau, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Japan Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms, Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, Korean American Peace Fund, Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, Peace Action New York State, STOP the War Coalition Philippines, The International League of Peoples’ Struggle, Veterans for Peace, The United Methodist Church.